"Basically, we've made five great movies," he said. "It's been five amazing years. I've had the time of my life. Who knows what the future holds? But all I know is that I'm going to continue playing Spider-Man and having the time of my life. It's going to be so fun, however we choose to do it. The future for Spider-Man will be different, but it will be equally as awesome and amazing, and we'll find new ways to make it even cooler." Holland also addressed the news after taking the main stage at the event, telling the crowd, "I love you 3000" (a heart-rending reference to Tony Stark in Avengers: Endgame).

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige also spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the decision to part ways with Sony. "We got to make five films within the MCU with Spider-Man: two standalone films and three with the Avengers," he said. "It was a dream that I never thought would happen. It was never meant to last forever. We knew there was a finite amount of time that we'd be able to do this, and we told the story we wanted to tell, and I'll always be thankful for that."